Variation in Opioid Prescribing and Use for Acute Pain in Diverse Populations

NCT ID: NCT04509115

Last Updated: 2023-12-05

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

1709 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-09-11

Study Completion Date

2023-11-30

Brief Summary

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This study will characterize patient pain and opioid use after an initial opioid prescription for acute pain.

Detailed Description

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The purpose of this study is to characterize patient pain and opioid use after an initial opioid prescription for acute pain. The investigators aim to enroll a total of 300 patients receiving a prescription for an opioid in primary and urgent care, inpatient care (child birth and total knee arthroplasty), and in the emergency department. Patients not currently using opioids who receive a new short-acting opioid prescription for acute pain will be recruited and followed prospectively for 180 days to assess pain trajectories, analgesic and non-pharmacologic treatment use, activity, and health care service use. The patient-centered health data sharing platform (Hugo) will be used to collect patient-reported outcomes and structured data from pharmacy and electronic health records patient portals as well as patient-generated data collected through personal digital devices (Fitbit).

Specific aims

1. To assess patients' pain and opioid use patterns in episodes of acute pain for which opioids were prescribed, characterizing pain severity and persistence, as well as other prescription and over-the-counter pain medication use
2. To examine associations between patient demographic, clinical and emotional characteristics and outcomes of pain severity and persistence, opioid and non-opioid treatment patterns, satisfaction with care, and barriers to care
3. To assess how patients handled unused opioids

Conditions

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Opioid Use Opioid Prescribing

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Patients given short-acting opioid prescription

Patients not currently using opioids who receive a new short-acting opioid prescription for acute pain will be recruited.

Short-acting opioid prescription for acute pain

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients not currently using opioids who receive a new short-acting opioid prescription as part of routine care for acute pain will be recruited and followed prospectively for 180 days.

Interventions

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Short-acting opioid prescription for acute pain

Patients not currently using opioids who receive a new short-acting opioid prescription as part of routine care for acute pain will be recruited and followed prospectively for 180 days.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* English- or Spanish-speaking
* Experiencing acute pain of less than 8 weeks duration at the time the opioid is prescribed
* Received prescription for opioid analgesic at visit; opioids included in the study will be all FDA-approved enteral, transdermal, and transmucosal opioid analgesics including the most common: hydrocodone (except cough and anti-diarrheal medications), oxycodone, codeine (except cough medications), tramadol, morphine, hydromorphone. Receipt of a prescription for the following is not an exclusion: buprenorphine (as an analgesic), butorphanol, dihydrocodeine, fentanyl, meperidine, methadone (as an analgesic), oxymorphone, pentazocine, sufentanil, and tapentadol. All of these opioids are included in any combinations with acetaminophen, aspirin, ibuprofen, naloxone, etc.
* Self-report of no opioid use (no use of prescribed opioids or illicit opioids, including medical or non-medical use) in the past 6 months
* Willing and able to give consent and participate in study
* Able to access a device with web access (laptop, desktop, smartphone, or tablet) daily to complete study surveys
* Willing to connect Fitbit to a mobile device (smartphone or tablet) that can regularly link to Hugo for data transfer
* Willing to use the health data sharing platform
* Released/discharged to home after their visit.

Exclusion Criteria

* Pain thought to be caused by a systemic disease very likely to progress to chronic pain (e.g., sickle cell disease, fibromyalgia, lupus, multiple sclerosis, etc.);
* Cancer or end-of-life pain;
* Unable to give consent and be enrolled within 3 days of their visit.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

Yale University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Joseph Ross, MD, MHS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Yale University

Locations

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University of Alabama Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Cedars Sinai

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Yale-New Haven Health

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Monument Health

Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Jeffery MM, Ahadpour M, Allen S, Araojo R, Bellolio F, Chang N, Ciaccio L, Emanuel L, Fillmore J, Gilbert GH, Koussis P, Lee C, Lipkind H, Mallama C, Meyer T, Moncur M, Nuckols T, Pacanowski MA, Page DB, Papadopoulos E, Ritchie JD, Ross JS, Shah ND, Soukup M, St Clair CO, Tamang S, Torbati S, Wallace DW, Zhao Y, Heckmann R. Acute pain pathways: protocol for a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 2022 Jul 5;12(7):e058782. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058782.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35790333 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2U01FD005938-03

Identifier Type: FDA

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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2000027561

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id